Selwyn Rayford Burgin was interviewed in 1990 for an oral history project. Burgin recalled lying awake at night, near Tyler, Texas, wondering how his family would survive the Great Depression. In 1934, at the age of eighteen, Burgin found a way to earn some money. He hitchhiked into town, signed up for the Civilian Conservation Corps and went to Maydelle. Burgin earned $30 a month and was required to send $25 of that to his family. Burgin went on to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. | Source: www.rootsweb.ancestry.comDownload Original File
